Glacier FarmMedia – It’s the time of year that farmland often changes hands. This spring, there is an increase of sales in certain sectors, driven by land stress and owners’ inability to weather another financial or literal storm. Many of these properties are monocultures or singularly focused production units and highly dependent on one source […] Read more
Opinion: Diversity model may buffer risk of farmland buys
Should farmers consider ecological diversity as a risk management tool?
Opinion: Circling back to meat
As I walk by a storefront that once housed the city’s largest ‘plant-based butcher,’ the irony hits me. The new sign announces that this will soon open again — as a beef burger cafe. It brings to light the complexity of understanding Canadian consumers and their varying wants and needs. Protein in all sources is […] Read more
Opinion: We’re often afraid to ask questions, but it’s a key skill
On the farm, being curious and asking lots of questions is a good thing but for some reason, we tend to hold back
The little boy was curious and always asking questions. Over and over again he would ask his increasingly impatient mother why, how come, how far, how long, when, where and what. But his grandfather would gently smile and say, ‘That is a wise boy; for you are only one question away from being a better […] Read more
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